Present Progressive – Negations – Short/contracted forms – Exercise 2

Task No. 4069

Put in the verb in brackets into the gap and form negative sentences in Present Progressive.

Use short/contracted forms of the auxiliaries only.

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Example:

He   computer games. (not/to play)

Answer:

He isn't playing computer games. or
He's not playing computer games.

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Short/contracted forms and long forms in the Present Progressive

  1. They in a helicopter. (not/to fly)
  2. Olivia her eyes. (not/to close)
  3. They through the park. (not/to jog)
  4. She the books to the library. (not/to take)
  5. They fun at Tom's party. (not/to have)
  6. He in the sea. (not/to swim)
  7. I to the cinema. (not/to run)
  8. We a bird house. (not/to make)
  9. Look! She . (not/to smile)
  10. You in front of the computer. (not/to sit)

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